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synonym University of Maryland (Maryland Public University) generally refers to the University of Maryland, Park

University of Maryland, College Park ）, UMD or UMCP for short, was founded in 1856 and is located in the United States Maryland , a public institution under the University of Maryland system Research University , known as“ Public Ivy ”。^[19]

It ranks 2024 U.S. News 46th best university in the United States^[20] ； 2023U. S. News World University Ranking 572022 Academic Ranking of Soft Science World Universities No. 50.^[17]

There are 2 teachers in the university Nobel Prize Winners, 4 Pulitzer Prize Winners, 58 National Academy of Sciences Shihe dozens Fulbright Scholar 。^[18] The University of Maryland is American Association of Universities and Universitas 21 Member of the famous American sports league Ten alliances Members.

The alumni of the school participated in the creation of Google 、 ANDMA And other world famous enterprises; And or on CNN 、 Lockheed Martin And other enterprises CEO Or President.

Chinese name: University of Maryland
Foreign name: University of Maryland, College Park
Abbreviation: UMD、UMCP
Time of establishment: 1856
Nature of running a school: Public University
School category: Comprehensive research university
School characteristics: University of Maryland member
Public Ivy
Big Ten League member

School characteristics: Atlantic Coast Conference member
American Association of Universities member
Universitas 21 member
Current leaders: DARRYLL J. PINES
School setting: Business School, Engineering School, Journalism School, Art School, etc
major awards: Nobel Prize Pulitzer Prize Fields Medal 、 Draper Award
Well known alumni: Thomas Schelling 、 Sergey Brin 、 Kevin Plank 、 Carly Fiorina
mascot: Testudo
Representative color: Red, white, black, golden
Homecoming Day: The last Saturday in April every year

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Historical evolution

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Early history

On March 6, 1856, the private Maryland Agricultural College was founded. In 1858, Baron Baltimore Charles Benedict Calvert, a descendant of Plantation And presented it to the Maryland Agricultural College. In the same year, Charles Benedict Calvert provided some funds from his shares to Maryland Agricultural College.

University of Maryland

In July 1862, Maryland Agricultural College awarded the first batch of degrees. In the same month, Lincoln Signed the Morrill Land Appropriation Act. This bill provides federal funding for many universities to improve the agriculture, engineering and military education 。 In 1864, the Maryland State Court passed the Morrill Land Appropriation Act, allowing the private Maryland Agricultural College to accept funding.

American Civil War

In April 1864, General Ambrose E. Burnside led 6000 Northern soldiers of the Ninth Army Group in the campus of Maryland Agricultural College. During this time, soldiers destroyed hundreds of feet of wooden fences to light a fire and tried to burn down a stone barn. Maryland Agricultural College later tried to sue the federal government Compensation for losses Unfortunately, he lost the lawsuit. In the summer of 1864, General Bradley T. Johnson led about 400 Confederate soldiers to garrison the campus of Maryland Agricultural College. Henry Onderdonk, the headmaster who sympathized with the south at that time, welcomed the arrival of the southern army. During the Civil War, economic problems forced the school authorities to sell 300 acres of land. But the sharp decline in enrollment eventually led to the bankruptcy of Maryland Agricultural College. The Maryland Agricultural College campus was then used as a boys' preparatory school.

Postwar period

American Civil War After that, the Maryland State Court ended the bankruptcy of the Maryland Agricultural College and obtained half of its ownership. Maryland Agricultural College is a semi public college. In October 1867, the Maryland Agricultural College was re established and recruited 11 students. Over the next six years, the Maryland Agricultural College repaid all its debts. In the next two decades, the Maryland Agricultural College began to become a research institution due to the establishment of an agricultural pilot station invested by the federal government. During the same period, the Maryland Agricultural College also obtained management rights in a series of fields, such as farm disease control, forage inspection; State was also established meteorological bureau And forestry meetings.

Memorial Chapel

In 1888, Maryland Agricultural College started its formal inter university basketball match , there were St. John's College and US Naval Academy 。

In 1897, the first fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa entered the Maryland Agricultural College.

Founded by Morrill Hall in 1898, it is the oldest building among the teaching buildings still in use at the University of Maryland.

Fire in 1912

At 10:30 p.m. on November 29, 1912 Thanksgiving A fire broke out in the attic of the new administrative building of the dance. The cause of the fire may be Short circuit of wire 。 About 80 students on the scene all escaped safely and lined up to pass buckets to fight the fire. However, due to the strong wind at that time, student dormitories and all academic buildings except Morrill Hall were ignited. Although there were no casualties, the school lost about 250000 US dollars, equivalent to about 5 million US dollars at the 2005 exchange rate. Richard Silverster, the headmaster, resigned. At that time, many people thought that the Maryland Agricultural College would be closed.

M Circle

But the students didn't give up. After the winter vacation, all the students except two returned to the school and insisted that the school should continue normal teaching. Before the construction of student dormitories, students were placed in nearby residents' homes, and the rent was later paid by the school. But the administration building was not rebuilt until 1940.

In 1912, a concrete compass was built at the center of the school. The compass pointed out the direction of each building destroyed by the fire that year.

Since the 20th century

1916 Maryland Acquired full ownership of Maryland Agricultural College and renamed the college Maryland State College. In the same year, the first female student entered the school. Four years later, the Sisters Association entered the school.

On April 9, 1920, Maryland State College merged with some vocational schools in Baltimore to become the University of Maryland. In the same year, the Graduate School of the University of Maryland awarded the first Doctor of Philosophy The total number of students in the school exceeded 500.

First in 1951 Africa At that time, there were nearly 10000 ethnic students, including about 4000 female students. In 1957, President Wilson H. Elkins launched a school to improve teaching level The movement of. Finally, the university established an academic investigation plan. In the first year of the academic investigation program, 1550 students, accounting for 18% of the total number of students at that time, were facing dismissal. Subsequently, the teaching level of the school improved significantly.

Main Library McKeldin Library

In 1988, the University of Maryland system was established, and the University Park campus was named the University of Maryland Park.

In 1997, the Maryland General Assembly passed a legislative decision to call the "University of Maryland Park" the "University of Maryland" and confirmed its flagship status in the University of Maryland system. It should be noted that other schools with "University of Maryland" in their names are not branches of the University of Maryland, College Park.

University of Maryland-College Park

On November 17, 2004, the University of Maryland and Nankai University Signed an agreement to establish at the University of Maryland North America First Confucius Institute ——Confucius Institute, University of Maryland.

School running conditions

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Department

College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences）

behavioral science College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

College of Information Studies

College of Education

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

College of Art and Humanities

A. A. James Clark School of Engineering

Robert H. Smith School of Business

Phillip Merrill School of Journalism

School of Public Policy

School of Public Health

School of Architecture, Planning，and Preservation）

Smith Business School

The Robert H. Smith School of Business ranks 40 out of the top 100 business schools in the world and is a top business school. Smith Business School was awarded the International Association of Business Schools（ AACSB ）Certification; The organization is business management And the chief certification body for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in accounting. The University of Maryland has attracted world-class teaching staff and the most qualified students, while investing in academic projects. Smith Business School is an internationally recognized management teaching and Digital economy As a research leader, the college provides undergraduate, master, full-time and part-time MBA, EMBA, doctoral and supervisor training and other educational programs.

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College advantages

With technology, globalization In a society where new opportunities promote economic development, Smith Business School is committed to cultivating students Social groups Graduates who play a leading role in. The school's teaching projects combine the core business areas and core topics with cross functions, such as information system management, quantitative finance Entrepreneurship And supply chain management. The slogan of Robert H. Smith Business School is "to build a leader in the digital economy".

James Clark College of Engineering

The College of Engineering of the University of Maryland was founded in 1894. It was named Glenn L. Martin College of Engineering and Aeronautical Sciences in 1949 and renamed A James Clark School of Engineering to commemorate the donation of Clark Enterprises.

Glenn Institute Building

James Clark Engineering College is now a top engineering college in all respects, ranking 18th in the US NEWS Engineering College ranking.

The College of Engineering has nearly 200 teachers widely recognized domestically or internationally, including 24 National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Engineering Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and other engineering professional associations.

Social evaluation

The University of Maryland is the leading public academic in Greater Washington Research University , ranking first in the entire Central Atlantic region of the United States. The University of Maryland has a total of 31 discipline programs ranking among the top ten in the United States in terms of news and world reports. It has a first-class business school and a school of administration and public relations in the United States federal government Senior officials of the state government and executives of large enterprises teach here.

Comprehensive ranking

The University of Maryland has 13 colleges, and its scientific research and teaching research level is leading in the United States and even in the world. The university has 31 majors in the top 10, 61 majors in the top 15, and 90 majors in the top 25. It is especially famous for science and engineering and business: in 2018 World University Academic Ranking In the world ranking of disciplines, management ranked seventh in the world, Business No. 10 in the world, Electronic Engineering No. 18 in the world, economics Professional world ranking 17th.^[7]

two thousand and twenty Moscow International University Ranking 37th; two thousand and nineteen Forbes American University Rankings 632020QS Ranking of American Universities forty-eighth^[2-3]

Global University Rankings
Title Year	U. S. News World University Ranking^[1]	QS World University Ranking^[9]	Times Higher Education World University Ranking^[8]	Academic Ranking of Soft Science World Universities^[4]
two thousand and seventeen	forty-one	one hundred and thirty-one	sixty-seven	fifty-two
two thousand and eighteen	fifty	one hundred and twenty-nine	sixty-nine	fifty-one
two thousand and nineteen	fifty-one	one hundred and twenty-six	eighty-two	forty-six
two thousand and twenty	fifty-one	one hundred and thirty-six	ninety-one^[10]	fifty-three
two thousand and twenty-one	sixty^[14]	one hundred and fifty-two^[11]	ninety	fifty-six
two thousand and twenty-two	sixty	one hundred and fifty-eight	ninety-three	fifty
two thousand and twenty-three	fifty-seven	one hundred and sixty-four	one hundred and four	-

National University Ranking
Title Year	U.S. News Ranking of America's Best Universities^[5]	Business Insider Ranking of American Universities	Forbes Ranking of American Universities	Forbes Ranking of American Public Schools
two thousand and sixteen	fifty-seven	twenty-nine^[12]	-	sixteen
two thousand and seventeen	sixty	–	-	thirteen^[13]
two thousand and eighteen	sixty-one	–	-	–
two thousand and nineteen	sixty-three^[16]	-	sixty-three^[6]	-
two thousand and twenty	sixty-four	-	-	-
two thousand and twenty-one	fifty-eight^[15]	-	-	-
two thousand and twenty-two	fifty-nine	-	-	-
two thousand and twenty-three	fifty-five	-	-	-

Discipline ranking

Ranking of soft science world university disciplines
-	science	engineering course	life	Medical Science	social sciences
2013	#24	#16	#100-150	– (no medical school)	#19
2014	#33	#34	#100-150	–	#22
2015	#31	#31	#76-100	–	#25

2017 GRAS
Neo Confucianism
mathematics	#76-100	physics	#26	Chemistry	#76-100
Earth science	#37	geography	#76-100	ecology	#51-1
Engineering
mechanical engineering	#25	Power Electronics Engineering	#18	computer science	#46
Control Science	#37	communication engineering	#40	Aerospace Engineering	#12
bioengineering	#51-75	-	-	-	-
life sciences
biology	#101-150	Basic Medicine	–	agronomy	#76-100
social sciences
economics	#18	Law	#50	political science	#12
Sociology	#27	education	#24	Journalism and Communication	#31
business administration	#15	Finance	#40	Management	#7

Cooperation and exchange

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The relationship between the University of Maryland and China has a long history. As early as 1915, Chen Chunjun, an overseas student from China, studied here. Since then, the University of Maryland has been actively committed to promoting constructive Of Sino US relations : In the 1940s and 1960s, the University of Maryland organized a large number of influential academic forums, which promoted Chinese culture And the spread of values; In April 1972, the Cole Field House witnessed the "ping-pong diplomacy" between China and the United States recorded in history; In 1996, the University of Maryland became one of the first batch of overseas training cooperation institutions of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China. Every year, more than 600 Chinese government officials and university leaders receive training here. With the promotion of these friendly relations, the cooperation between the University of Maryland and China is increasing day by day. The United States China Center (now the China Affairs Office) North America First Confucius Institute And Maryland International Incubator And many other cooperative institutions, and carried out many scientific research and academic exchange Activities.

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The first Confucius Institute in North America

University of Maryland Confucius Institute It is the first Confucius Institute in North America. The cooperation agreement was signed on November 17, 2004 between the University of Maryland and Tianjin Nankai University 。 The two sides have a council, which is jointly managed by the US president and the Chinese president. On March 8, 2005, formal enrollment began.

Hanban has 5 teachers and 2 volunteers, who are working in the Confucius Institute and Confucius classroom Plays an important role. As of September 2010, the Confucius Institute and its subordinate Confucius Classrooms have had about 460 registered students of all kinds for more than five years. The promotion of Chinese has affected more than 30 schools, involving thousands of students Teaching Chinese More than 70 shifts, test of Chinese-language ability In 2010, the number of participants exceeded 100, and nearly 90 cultural activities were held with 20000 participants. Benefited from confucius institute headquarters With its own advantages in Chinese language teaching and colorful Chinese language teaching and cultural activities, the Confucius Institute has become an important platform for students and local residents in Greater Washington to learn Chinese, understand China and conduct cultural exchanges. It is also a symbol of the spread of local Chinese culture, and has received attention and praise from all sectors of society. Every year, politicians and celebrities visit, inspect and exchange.

According to relevant statistics, the Confucius Institute at the University of Maryland is one of the Confucius Institutes most reported by Chinese and foreign media.

academic exchange

University of Maryland Peking University Nankai University University of International Business and Economics And other Chinese universities have established various forms of academic exchanges and cooperation.

Smith School of Business, University of Maryland In 2002 and University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) EMBA (Senior MBA Program) the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council approval. This project was officially launched in Beijing in 2003; In November 2005, Smith EMBA Shanghai project was officially launched. Smith Business School is one of the few foreign business schools approved by the Ministry of Education to open EMBA programs in China. All courses are taught by professors from the Smiths Business School in China every month. Chinese students have the opportunity to carry out projects and participate in simulation operations in Beijing and Shanghai with students from Smiths Business School in the United States and other branches around the world. Smith Business School is particularly committed to Multinational enterprises Personalized EMBA project is designed. For example, Otis Elevator (China), one of the fastest growing multinational companies in China, is one of the enterprises participating in the personalized EMBA program specially designed by Smith Business School.

The University of Maryland now has about 200 Chinese professors in all departments of the university. University of Maryland Chinese Students and Scholars Association （UMD– CSSA ）About 2000 members, the largest in the school International students One of the scholar organizations.

Cultural tradition

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In 1932, the legendary Curley Byrd proposed to designate the mascot of the school as "Maryland reptile", Diamond back Terrapin (Terrapin for short). The name of the mascot is Testudo, which means protective shell.

Testudo statue in front of the library

In 1933, graduates raised funds to cast the first statue of Testudo in bronze, which was placed in front of Ritchie Stadium beside No. 1 Road. 1947 The Johns Hopkins University The statue of Testudo was abducted to the campus of Johns Hopkins University. Students from the University Park quickly rushed to Baltimore to besiege the Johns Hopkins University dormitory where Testudo was hidden. Finally, there are more than 200 Riot Police Interference. In 1949, Testudo was kidnapped again University of Virginia 。 In 1951, Testudo was fixed on the ground, but it was still damaged by students from other schools. In the 1960s, Testudo was moved to the McKeldin Library far away from No. 1 Road.

Students at the University of Maryland have a tradition of touching Testudo's nose or placing food, flowers and other "tributes" in front of Testudo to hope for good luck before exams or other major events.

Sports activities

The University of Maryland UMD belongs to Big Ten League 。 The University of Maryland was once Atlantic Coast Conference But in 2014, the University of Maryland left the Atlantic Coast Alliance to join the top ten leagues.

Basketball team home Xfinity Center

The famous sports of the University of Maryland include basketball, rugby , football, Lacrosse Etc. He has won 19 national championships. University of Maryland lacrosse is the leading event in the United States. Women's lacrosse has won 10 national championships, and maintained seven consecutive championships from 1995 to 2001.

In terms of men's basketball, Duke University It is a traditional rival of the University of Maryland.

In football, University of North Carolina 、 University of Virginia and West Virginia University It is a traditional rival of the University of Maryland. Rugby matches with the University of West Virginia have been held every year since 1980. Pennsylvania State University Before the 1990s, they often competed with the University of Maryland. The two schools were negotiating to restart the competition between them.

University of Maryland and The Johns Hopkins University It is the traditional opponent of men's lacrosse.

Campus environment

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The University of Maryland at Park is the capital of the United States Washington DC City circle (Washington Metropolitan Area), founded in 1856, covers 1250 acres, or about 7600 acres. The University is located in Maryland Prince George County University Park City （City of College Park ）, only 13 kilometers from the center of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

Washington area is full of talents and elites, and the nearby Maryland government also enjoys various resources. By virtue of its geographical advantages, the teachers and students, visiting scholars and trainers of Ma University have extensive access to the federal, state and local governments World Bank 、 International Monetary Fund And other multinational institutions Non governmental organizations and Industry Association 。

University of Maryland and US Federal Government Many institutions have formed close research partnerships. Many faculty members of the school have received research funds , for example National Institute of Standards and Technology , USA Aerospace Bureau Department of Homeland Security 、 U.S. Department of Defense 、 US Department of Energy 、 National Institutes of Health 。

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The first Chinese American president of the University of Maryland, Park, since its founding 150 years ago, was born Shanghai China Of Lu Daokui He took office on November 1, 2010 and led the flagship university of the United States.

Lu Daokui was born in Shanghai and immigrated with his parents when he was young Peru capital Lima And finish high school there. In 1961, he immigrated to the United States alone Iowa When he took the first step in the United States, he only had $200 on his body. Later, he completed his studies by working as a part-time worker. Through continuous efforts, he has successively achieved grinnell college A bachelor's degree in psychology Cornell University Master of Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor PhD and Yale University Doctor of law school.

The headmaster was selected from 400 candidates after four and a half months of searching throughout the United States. In the final stage, 19 members of the selection committee were required to pass the appointment without objection, which was how Lu Daokui stood out and was appointed. Lu Daokui said that "preparing for the future and creating opportunities for the next generation" was the main reason why he took over the challenge of Ma Da's new job. "The story from a poor boy to a university president is a clear proof that education creates opportunities." He said that such a story can happen to everyone in the United States. At the welcoming party held by the university, Lu Daokui also stressed that a good university is not judged by beautiful campuses and classic buildings, but by the "people" who make up the community. Alumni, teachers and students of Ma University are willing to contribute, give back and be loyal centripetal force , comprehensive learning environment It is Ma Da's attraction to him. He promised that he would spare no effort to strive for excellence with Ma.

University of Maryland-College Park

According to the news released by the University of Maryland, Lu Daokui is very correct to serve as president. His rich experience and achievements in the field of education are enough to prove his outstanding ability in teaching and scientific research. Lu Daokui has 30 years of working experience in American universities. The University of Maryland is recognized as one of the academic research centers in the United States and the world. Its 13 colleges have 37000 students and more than 5000 employees fiscal year The research funds reached 500 million US dollars.

For the first president with Asian Pacific background in the 150 years since the founding of Ma University, the Ma University campus with diverse ethnic groups of students generally responded positively, and many Chinese students also appeared at the welcome meeting. The Asian American Studies program of Ma University sent out all teachers and students to welcome the new appointment and Lu Daokui.

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alumnus
a great distance	Former Vice Premier of the State Council and Chairman of the National People's Congress, awarded an honorary doctorate in public service by the University of Maryland in 1994
Lien Zhan	Chairman of the Honorary Party of the Kuomintang, awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Maryland in 1998
Sergey Brin （Sergey Brin）	Co founder of Google, graduated from the School of Mathematics and Computer Science (School of Computer Mathematics and Physics) in 1993
Carly Fiorina	Former CEO of Hewlett Packard, nominated by the Republican Party of the United States for the Senate of California in 2010
Jim Walton （Jim Walton）	CATV News Network (CNN) President and CEO
Kevin Plank	Under Armour Founder and CEO
Gail Berman	Paramount Pictures CEO
Chris Kubasik	Lockheed Martin CEO
Xu Guanhua	Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, former Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, honorary doctorate in public service of the University of Maryland
Jiao Nianzhi	Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor of Xiamen University, part-time professor of the University of Maryland
Roberta L. Rudnick	Foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, academician of the American Academy of Sciences, chair of the Department of Geology of the University of Maryland
Ma Yingjiu	Chairman of the Kuomintang, former leader of Taiwan, research consultant of the Law School of the University of Maryland
Shen Junshan	Physicist, the first elected president of Tsinghua University in Taiwan
Thomas Schelling	The 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics
Aaron Hauptmann	1985 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
Albert （Pete） Kyle	Professor of Finance, Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, and pioneer scholar of market microstructure research
Jim Hansen （Jim Henson）	U.S.A Puppet artist, director and producer《 times 》One of the most influential artists in the 20th century
Du Kefeng	Photographer, director, one of the most important photographers in Chinese films Golden statue award 、 Golden Horse Award
Dianne Wiest （Dianne Wiest）	American actress who has won Oscar twice
Michael Griffin	U.S.A NASA person in charge
Gordon England	Secretary of the United States Navy
Steve Francis （Steve Francis）	Former Rockets player, NBA star, all-star player
Zhao Lumiao	Well known fund manager, the current chairman of Shanghai Changqian Investment, ranked 8th in the world in 2014